Luka Jovic revelled in his two-goal return for Eintracht Frankfurt after struggling at LaLiga champions Real Madrid.
Jovic re-joined Eintracht on loan until the end of the season, having endured a difficult start to his Madrid career – the Serbia international only scored twice in 32 appearances under Zinedine Zidane in the Spanish capital, where he arrived for €60million in 2019.
But a return to Frankfurt appears to be the perfect tonic for Jovic, who came off the bench and scored twice in 28 minutes as Eintracht defeated Schalke 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Jovic matched his Madrid tally in the stunning cameo for Eintracht, where the 23-year-old netted 27 goals in 2018-19 before making the move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Amazing feeling! Victory, two goals. Couldn t have imagined a better comeback, Jovic wrote via Instagram post-match.
I hope this is only the beginning and that the best is yet to come. Thank you all for your support.
I want to dedicate my first goal to a great professional, an amazing leader, a true friend, a great man that I ve been honoured to share the field with, our captain @davidabraham1986 [who retired].
The second goal I dedicate to a great Eintracht fan that has recently passed away and left his loving wife and three kids. Rest In Peace.
Luka Jovic on Instagram
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_us)
Jovic played a key role in Eintracht s remarkable 2018-19 campaign as the German club reached the Europa League semi-finals, after initially being shipped to Deutsche Bank Park in 2017 on a two-year loan deal from Portuguese powerhouse Benfica.
After scoring nine goals in his first season with Eintracht as the team celebrated DFB-Pokal glory, the Bundesliga club s sporting director Fredi Bobic eventually triggered a purchase option reportedly worth €6m in 2019 to sign Jovic before making a significant profit on that investment.
Eintracht head coach Adi Hutter added: It was incredibly important for Luka to return to where he had his best period and feels happy. You can tell that s been the case from day one.
For him to score two such lovely goals speaks volumes about his quality. That sort of thing isn t always easy to explain.
